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believe it or not	An expression made famous by Ripley in his news column featuring difficult to believe facts, events, situations, people, truisms.	added 8 years ago
blow this joint	Strongly expressed suggestion to vacate the pub, premises, venue, store etc.	added 8 years ago
an umbrella policy	Reference insurance terminology. An additional protection beyond the basic policy to cover the unusual, the vastly unpredictable, in a loss or damage incident.	added 8 years ago
thinking cap	Withdraw mentally in order to consider options, costs, possible unknown factors.	added 8 years ago
it's your nickel	Reference to one's right to shop, select, evaluate, purchase any item for any personal reason.	added 8 years ago
walk the line	Conform to rules, protocol, commands, the usual, the sensible, the customary.	added 8 years ago
take a tiger by the tail	Latch-on, accost, challenge, confront someone or something which is dangerous, threatening, vicious, harmful, explosive, oppressive, vindictive.	added 8 years ago
heave to and splice the main brace	'Heave to and splice the main brace!' An old salt's invitation to shipmates in a shore side pub to drink-up and be merry!	added 8 years ago
front page news	Front page news is an expression of surprise or of such extraordinary consequence or concept so as to be considered worthy of a front page newspaper note.	added 8 years ago
blow it	To blow it is to mess-up, ruin, defeat, withdraw, prevent the completion of intended goal.	added 8 years ago
shoot me down	To deprecate, demean, vilify, condemn an individual.	added 8 years ago
flew the coop	Leave in a rush, run from the scene, drive speedily away.	added 8 years ago
bring down the house	Spawn overwhelming agreement, acceptance, appreciation, applause as a result of a speech, magic act, athletic, dramatic, vocal, jocular or mime offering.	added 8 years ago
fill the bill	In order to fill the bill an individual must carry the ball, complete the task, fulfill the expectations.	added 8 years ago
beat the clock	Perform a task quickly or within a fixed time limit.	added 8 years ago
on the table	Laid out, presented forthrightly, presented so as to be able to be scrutinized.	added 8 years ago
pie in the sky	A belief that one's wildest dreams shall come true. A devotee, of pie in the sky is prone to believe the most impossible possibility. The taller the tale you can spin, the greater chance he'll buy into it!	added 8 years ago
boots on the ground	This smacks of a military jargon. Troops deployed to confront enemy. Modern warfare can be conducted from helicopters, drones, bombers with remote directed missiles, rockets and missiles from ships.	added 8 years ago
at the end of the day	A colloquial expression of the twentieth/twenty first century referring as to a summary of events, degree of financial or business success, reference as to having a nice day, achieving preset goals, positive results.	added 8 years ago
only the tip of the iceberg	Tip of the iceberg speaks to the relative size of an Atlantic iceberg as the exposed tip above the seas' surface is only one eighth of the actual vertical size of the entire mass. Seven eighths of the ice is below the sea level.	added 8 years ago
to boot	Some variations in usage remain archaic. Old English, Middle English: to help, in addition.	added 8 years ago
beyond words	In recalling an incident, in observing an accident, any or all of which can be disastrous and shocking. A destructive fire and explosion may leave one awestruck and beyond words to describe.	added 8 years ago
be honest with you	An often used and often heard expression, probably utilized extensively to enhance one's integrity, approval and attractiveness.	added 8 years ago
to be a queen bee	One whom has a personality and a history of integrity, coupled with a natural diplomatic aura is bound for a successful and rewarding public career.	added 8 years ago
take it or leave it	Accept the proposal or proposition as it is stated or refuse the deal.	added 8 years ago

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